Agreed, but as with people every dog is an individual. Some are more mild mannered than others so you have to judge on a dog by dog bases. Still the fact of them being an animal must be considered and that they do think differently than us which is not their fault

Agreed. They're bred to be fighters. I know people want to convince themselves that pitbulls aren't violent creatures, and I'm sure many pitbull owners haven't ever seen their primal side. But its there. My neighbor had to put down his pitbull because it attacked her daughter for opening a door in its face. Im not saying that all pitbulls are heartless monsters, they just have the potential to be, much moreso than most breeds.

when i was 7 or 8 we had a pitt named Gypsy, and she was the biggest damn baby, she got along with everyone and we could play with other animals (even rabbits, taddiemitts) and she would know it was us. the only person she ever attacked was my stepfather (NOW before you assume, this is a story about a dog who turned bad, it isnt) she attacked him because he brutally beat me and she defended me, and when it was over he took her out to his old farm and killed her because she got in his way. she was a kickass friend and died for me, so those who want to pick on the breed can suck my dick, this is one thing i will not stand for. it depends on how they were raised, a rescue dog or one with a bad owner will attack something, but trained right they can be the greatest breed in the world, the only problem i have with them is that those who bred them for dog fights got them so ****** up and inbred that they have health complications and dont live as long as labs or any other breed their size.

**saladtongsofdeath rolled a random image posted in comment #515683 at My Little Pony ** i feel so sorry for your ignorance.... its a pity. first of all, are you even sure it really was a pitbull? like i said, as soon as a med/large dog attacks, they are automatically called a pitbull.... my mother raised me to hate pitbulls... and i did.... until i worked in a shelter for the summer and wound up adopting one. and have you ever taken a class in biology?? trauma or "****** upness" (as you call it) is not passed down from parent to offspring, only physical and habitual attributes. and since when are pitbulls inbred??? they are one of the most genetically diverse breen on the PLANET... thats why whenever they find a dog in a shelter and they dont know what breed it is, they say 'pitbull mix'

ok, so you found ONE dog thats ****** up in the head... should you chastise an entire breed because of one dog??

again.... pitbulls are the most mixed breed IN THE WORLD. and like i said AGAIN if a shelter does not know what breed it is written down as a pitmix, because chances are... they are a pitmix... now, since when is an english mastiff and a yellow lab inbred??? inbreeding occurs when two dogs with IDENTICAL (notice how i didnt say similar) chromosomal attributes mate. even then, (im not promoting inbreeders) the chances that these breed (because of all the mixtures of the chromosomal pool) and the fact that the domesticated dog (Canis lupus familiaris) has 78 chromosomes, it is safer to mix cousins in dogs than in humans (homo sapiens) who only has 46 chromosomes

like i said before, ANY dog would snap if they are inbred enough.... and from the cases ive seen, fighting dogs do NOT inbreed... inbreeding causes anomalies in the dogs psyche, that is the exact opposite that baiters want, they prefer a smarter trainable dog over a vicious one any day (trust me, ive worked with the aspca)

most of those dogs are not pitbulls, they are mixed breed that get classified as a pitbull... honestly, have you ever done reserch? really, just volunteer at your local shelter and then come back to me after a month and see if your opinions remain the same

i didnt mean to make it sound like i think they are an innocent breed, trust me, i know they can be ****** up, but so can labs and poodles and ****, but due to the inbreeding, pittbulls are the worst when they really do get ****** up

If I may point out
1. Pitbulls get more media coverage
2. They are most often owned by irresponsible owners in poorer communities that can afford neither proper training or containment for there dogs
3.They are often used as guard dogs, once again in poorer communities where security is too expensive
No dog breed is more dangerous than the next, any large dog from Labs to Rottweilers can be hostile to a person, Pits just get the worst situations in life that cute dogs like Retrievers don't deal with

thats another thing i never understood...how can poor ass people afford pittbulls? when you go to a shelter or something like that they are expensive as **** but those people cant even afford 25 dollrs worth of groceries for the week but can afford a 600 dollar dog (atleast)

exactly! another thing, they are bought from like a dude in a van down a dark alley somewhere so they may either 1. not be pure bred which will **** with their minds and 2. have had ****** living conditions